Alison brings a unique perspective to practice in Sydney having grown up in the Caribbean and practised at the bar (and barre) in London prior to making the jaunt down to Sydney about 20 years ago. Forsaking the Northern hemisphere and her desire to become a dancer Alison was admitted to practice in Sydney and in 2002 became a New South Wales Law Society accredited specialist in commercial litigation (Insolvency).
Alison combines intellect with compassion and brings to her practice of the law, life experience gained in many different places including England, the Caribbean and Ghana. While her first years as a lawyer were spent roaming the magistrates courts across London and Southern England (including being locked into a cell beneath court with a client and forgotten on one occasion!), Alison’s experience in Sydney has largely been dealing with commercial/equity disputes, acting for Insolvency practitioners and bankrupts, acting for a major bank, company directors, franchisees and in industrial relations disputes. Recent reported cases conducted by Alison include:
Dimitriou v Piscopo [2021] FCA 1201; Wong v Wong (No 2) [2022] FCA 269; Aravanis (Trustee) v Kapp, In the matter of the Bankrupt Estate of Kapp [2023] FCA 702; Aravanis (Trustee) v The Trustee of the Twin Trust, in the matter of the Bankrupt Estate of Kapp NSD 853 of 2019.
Alison has mentored both young lawyers and women lawyers through the Law Society’s mentoring programs.
Committed to social justice, Alison is a long standing member of the New South Wales Law Society’s Human Rights Committee.
Qualifications:
- B.A. (Hons) Psychology/Philosophy
- Called to Bar (Inner Temple, London)
- New South Wales Law Society Accredited Specialist (Commercial Litigation)
